1977 Population

In 1977, the world’s population was estimated at approximately 4.2 billion people. Asia was by far the most populous continent, home to over half of the global population, with China and India alone accounting for more than 1.9 billion combined—China had around 950 million people and India about 650 million. Europe’s population hovered near 490 million, with the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom among its most populous countries. Africa’s population was about 420 million, with Nigeria and Egypt as leading demographic centers. North America had roughly 330 million people, the majority in the United States (about 220 million) and Canada. Latin America and the Caribbean together had around 320 million, with Brazil and Mexico as the largest countries. Oceania, including Australia and the Pacific islands, was the least populated region, with about 20 million inhabitants. This demographic landscape reflected both the rapid post-war population growth and the early stages of the demographic transition in many developing regions.

RankCountryPopulationPopulation Density Per Square KM
1China948,761,050101.7
2India645,134,815217
3United States219,760,00024
4Indonesia141,122,66877.9
5Russia136,263,6868.3
6Japan113,872,473312.4
7Brazil112,888,42513.5
8Pakistan80,051,300103.8
9Germany78,160,773224.2
10Bangladesh77,153,765592.7
11Nigeria68,617,84975.3
12Mexico63,759,97632.8
13United Kingdom56,179,000232.2
14Italy56,059,245190.6
15France54,424,00685
16Vietnam50,533,506163
17Ukraine49,453,67585.4
18Philippines44,650,801149.7
19Thailand44,148,28586.4
20Turkey42,376,64255.1
21Egypt38,783,86339
22Spain36,439,00073
23South Korea36,436,000375.9
24Iran35,581,77523.2
25Poland34,621,254113.8
26Ethiopia34,617,79931.6
27Burma31,494,39148.2
28South Africa27,129,93222.3
29Argentina26,983,8289.9
30Congo Kinshasa26,482,64611.7
31Colombia25,328,52024.4
32Canada23,796,4002.6
33Romania21,658,59794.2
34Morocco18,478,24225.8
35Algeria17,152,8047.2
36Tanzania17,129,56519.3
37Taiwan16,785,196520.3
38North Korea16,562,806137.6
39Peru15,990,09912.5
40Afghanistan14,880,37222.8
41Uzbekistan14,808,95034.8
42Kenya14,500,40425.5
43Kazakhstan14,454,8285.4
44Sri Lanka14,249,606220.5
45Australia14,054,5251.8
46Netherlands13,864,194409.1
47Nepal13,700,45895.6
48Venezuela13,503,56315.3
49Sudan13,500,3567.3
50Malaysia12,645,95138.5
51Iraq11,882,91627.2
52Uganda11,334,65057.5
53Mozambique11,127,86814.2
54Hungary10,637,171118.7
55Chile10,536,03514.2
56Ghana10,318,76045.4
57Czechia10,161,915131.6
58Belgium9,821,800324.4
59Portugal9,662,600105.6
60Cuba9,534,23586.8
61Belarus9,457,38546.6
62Greece9,308,47971.2
63Bulgaria8,797,02281.1
64Yemen8,403,99015.9
65Sweden8,251,64820.1
66Saudi Arabia8,138,1483.8
67Madagascar8,009,74713.8
68Cameroon7,932,92216.8
69Syria7,908,86842.5
70Austria7,568,43091.8
71Côte d'Ivoire7,525,21323.7
72Serbia7,493,54196.7
73Angola7,296,8485.9
74Ecuador7,278,86626.3
75Cambodia7,050,65939.9
76Zimbabwe6,642,10717.2
77Mali6,462,0725.3
78Switzerland6,316,424157.9
79Guatemala6,196,60457.8
80Tunisia6,005,06138.7
81Burkina Faso5,891,06321.5
82Azerbaijan5,886,57871.2
83Malawi5,702,22860.6
84Niger5,682,0864.5
85Dominican Republic5,302,800109.7
86Senegal5,219,19627.1
87Haiti5,167,179187.5
88Zambia5,110,0286.9
89Denmark5,088,419119.9
90Bolivia5,079,7164.7
91Georgia4,963,46471.2
92Slovakia4,827,803100.4
93Finland4,738,90215.6
94Rwanda4,657,072188.8
95Hong Kong4,583,7004,271.9
96Chad4,438,2303.5
97Somalia4,354,9316.9
98Croatia4,318,67377.2
99El Salvador4,285,219206.8
100Bosnia and Herzegovina4,086,00079.8
101Guinea4,079,95016.6
102Norway4,043,20513.3
103Moldova3,920,281119.2
104South Sudan3,856,4736
105Burundi3,834,415149.3
106Tajikistan3,659,37525.9
107Israel3,481,564162
108Kyrgyzstan3,432,21817.9
109Lithuania3,361,41953.6
110Ireland3,271,90047.5
111Benin3,210,60029
112Laos3,208,34613.9
113Sierra Leone3,167,35344.2
114New Zealand3,164,90012
115Puerto Rico3,080,828347.4
116Honduras3,056,11527.3
117Paraguay2,975,4277.5
118Armenia2,954,907104.8
119Uruguay2,878,74816.4
120Lebanon2,757,773269.6
121Papua New Guinea2,738,7926
122Libya2,718,8371.5
123Turkmenistan2,663,7445.7
124Nicaragua2,554,28621.3
125Eritrea2,512,64224.9
126Albania2,509,04891.6
127Latvia2,491,40740
128Togo2,401,65344.2
129Singapore2,325,3003,279.7
130Central African Republic2,167,4343.5
131Jamaica2,156,814199.1
132Costa Rica2,108,45741.3
133Jordan1,959,32622.1
134Panama1,841,83024.8
135Slovenia1,746,91986.7
136North Macedonia1,727,79767.9
137Liberia1,706,29317.7
138Congo Brazzaville1,539,6914.5
139Mongolia1,528,0001
140Mauritania1,455,6441.4
141Estonia1,453,16834.3
142Kosovo1,430,006131.3
143Lesotho1,255,73841.4
144Kuwait1,140,35764
145Trinidad and Tobago1,039,009202.6
146Oman1,012,7023.3
147Namibia977,0261.2
148Mauritius913,025449.8
149West Bank841,909149.3
150Botswana781,4721.4
151Guyana758,3343.9
152Guinea-Bissau745,22826.5
153Gabon711,0892.8
154United Arab Emirates683,6728.2
155Timor-Leste628,81442.3
156Cyprus615,35866.6
157Fiji599,33932.8
158The Gambia598,85559.2
159Montenegro560,07341.6
160Eswatini551,42032.1
161Gaza Strip418,8721,163.5
162Bhutan411,66210.7
163Luxembourg361,450139.8
164Suriname360,0692.3
165Malta332,0661,050.8
166Comoros309,007138.3
167Bahrain297,410391.3
168Cabo Verde285,96470.9
169Djibouti250,90710.8
170Barbados249,169579.5
171Macau249,1168,897
172Iceland221,8232.2
173Solomon Islands207,2777.4
174The Bahamas197,49919.7
175Equatorial Guinea192,6756.9
176Qatar187,80616.2
177Brunei167,21631.8
178Samoa153,69054.5
179Curaçao149,459336.6
180Maldives140,721472.2
181Belize140,5786.2
182French Polynesia138,15636.1
183New Caledonia136,0007.4
184Saint Lucia116,916192.9
185Vanuatu106,0008.7
186Guam101,167186
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines94,577243.1
188Grenada94,280274.1
189U.S. Virgin Islands93,203267.8
190Tonga90,703126.5
191Sao Tome and Principe86,79690
192Dominica74,32399
193Jersey73,535633.9
194Federated States of Micronesia70,368100.2
195Antigua and Barbuda68,637154.9
196Seychelles61,791135.8
197Isle of Man61,503107.5
198Aruba59,172328.7
199Kiribati54,93867.7
200Bermuda54,2071,003.8
201Guernsey53,555686.6
202Greenland49,4330
203Saint Kitts and Nevis44,380170
204Faroe Islands41,86030.1
205American Samoa30,839155.8
206Andorra29,39662.8
207Gibraltar28,5384,076.9
208Marshall Islands28,050155
209Monaco25,68712,843.5
210Liechtenstein23,927149.5
211San Marino20,480335.7
212Cook Islands18,48378.3
213Northern Mariana Islands15,71033.3
214Cayman Islands14,80056.1
215Palau13,02528.4
216Montserrat11,926116.9
217Sint Maarten11,793346.9
218British Virgin Islands10,71971
219Wallis and Futuna9,20064.8
220Nauru7,300347.6
221Turks and Caicos Islands6,8597.2
222Saint Martin6,778125.5
223Tuvalu6,770260.4
224Anguilla6,39070.2
225Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha6,25215.9
226Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,92024.5
227Saint Barthelemy2,675107

Data from US Census International Database